Public scrutiny over military aid to Israel has mounted in the wake of its war in Gaza following Hamas’s deadly Oct. 7 attack and amid concerns over the rising civilian death toll.
A handful of countries have provided Israel with hundreds of millions of dollars worth of weaponry and military equipment since October, although the details of many transfers remain shrouded in secrecy. The United States and Germany — which supply the vast majority of Israel’s imported arms — say the transfers are essential to support Israel’s security.
This month, the International Court of Justice began hearing a legal challenge over German arms exports to Israel, while the 47-member U.N. human rights council passed a nonbinding resolution calling for the end of the “sale, transfer and diversion of arms, munitions and other military equipment” to Israel. Here’s what to know.